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Ted Cruz: “This week I passed the ROTOR act and repealed that…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Published December 19, 2025 | Video Starts at 16:13

And someone in the House of Representatives dropped a provision in in the dark of night that would have allowed the army to keep Ads B turned off. Well, This week I passed the ROTOR act and repealed that provision. And so when the House passes it and the President signs it, which I think will happen in January, everyone will be safer flying. Yeah, amen to that. (16:13–16:18)

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Asserts that Ted Cruz passed the ROTOR Act, repealing the provision allowing the Army to keep ADS B turned off.

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